First Report of Hartmannella keratitis in a Cosmetic Soft Contact Lens Wearer in Iran

Background:Poor hygiene will provide good condition for corneal infections by opportunistic free-living amoebae (FLA) in soft contact lens wearers. In the present study an amoebic keratitis due to Hartmannella has been recognized in a 22-year-old girl with a history of improper soft contact lens use...

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Main Authors: Hoda Abedkhojasteh, Maryam Niyyati, Firoozeh Rahimi, Mansour Heidari, Shohreh Farnia, Mostafa Rezaeian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/466